Worst new movies

'Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice'

1 star (out of four)What we said: "Despite being way too young for the movie, 4-year-olds who delight in bashing toys against each other for no reason may be the only people who could have fun in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which takes the legendary DC superheroes and bashes them against each other for no reason. Though if I tried to stage a duel between those two, I’m confident my 4-year-old nephew would say, “No, those are the good guys. Take that, Joker!”" -- Matt Pais

1 star (out of four)What we said: "Despite being way too young for the movie, 4-year-olds who delight in bashing toys against each other for no reason may be the only people who could have fun in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which takes the legendary DC superheroes and bashes them against each other for no reason. Though if I tried to stage a duel between those two, I’m confident my 4-year-old nephew would say, “No, those are the good guys. Take that, Joker!”" -- Matt Pais

0.5 stars (out of four)What we said: "Two things bond Tom Hanks, a national treasure so beloved he could run for office against Santa Claus and win, and Nia Vardalos, by far one of the worst actresses to ever star in a movie. One is that like Hanks’ motion capture-animated character in “The Polar Express,” onscreen Vardalos appears completely dead behind the eyes, chillingly blank as if she’s a wood figure who came to life.

The other is that Hanks (and his wife, Rita Wilson) now has produced not one but two stunningly amateur entries (not including Vardalos’ zero-star atrocity “My Life in Ruins”) in the—hold on, gotta barf—Chicago-set “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” franchise." -- Matt Pais

0.5 stars (out of four)What we said: "Two things bond Tom Hanks, a national treasure so beloved he could run for office against Santa Claus and win, and Nia Vardalos, by far one of the worst actresses to ever star in a movie. One is that like Hanks’ motion capture-animated character in “The Polar Express,” onscreen Vardalos appears completely dead behind the eyes, chillingly blank as if she’s a wood figure who came to life.

The other is that Hanks (and his wife, Rita Wilson) now has produced not one but two stunningly amateur entries (not including Vardalos’ zero-star atrocity “My Life in Ruins”) in the—hold on, gotta barf—Chicago-set “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” franchise." -- Matt Pais